Reverb issues

I am trying to match up two sets of audio files in a single project. One set (stereo) has a fair amount of "small room" reverb which makes it stand out from the other set of audio files (mono). The quality of speaker's voice is still intelligible but somewhat tinny.
I know that removing reverb is next to impossible even with the best of equipment. My goal is to lessen or bring down the reverb of the small room set to bring it closer to the other set of audio files. What combination of effects would I need to apply to pull this off?
I have tried matching EQ with little to no effect. I have also tried various combinations of EQ, Noise Gate, and a Compressor with some success but it still isn't where I would like it to be.

It sounds like you are aware of the difficulty of the problem and are on the right track.
I think the first thing you should do is sum the stereo track to mono.
That is a great way to cancel out some of the reverb, and then you'll
be starting with mono in both cases.
Small rooms tend to have strong resonances, so if you can sweep a bandboost EQ
to find one or two of the most intense peaks, you can then change the EQ boost
to a cut and reduce the sound in that frequency range. This can help.
The tricky thing in your case is that cutting a typical low reverb frequency
is also cutting out the fullness you might need to get rid of the tininess in the voice.
Expanding (a gentler process than gating) can be added next.
Make sure the attack is fast and try to adjust the threshold and release
to reduce the reverb without destroying the speech. If the track varies
in loudness a lot, this trick might not work at all.
You should definitely add a little reverb to the dry tracks.
Check out the various presets available to you. Sometime reverbs have
small room presets. Try to figure out how close you can get it to the
roomy tracks without making it sound bad.
Room tone can be added at the end. Figure out which set of files has the most
room tone, get a sample of it, and then add it to the other set. If you sample
the roomy track, do so after you've mixed it down to mono.
Les Stuck

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Bug with Reverb/Full Reverb Effects

I just got AA3 a few weeks ago, and have immediately noticed a few problems, the most serious being an issue that occurs when running the "Reverb" or "Full Reverb" effects.
Specs: AA3 plus 3.01 patch
CPU: Intel Centrino 1.6 GHz
RAM: 1 GB
Windows XP Pro SP3
Problem: When I am running multiple effects in the multi-track view and one of them is either "Reverb" or "Full Reverb," then the all effects execute their functions approx. 25 seconds earlier than it is supposed to.
Ex: I am currently mastering a .wav file, approximately 3 minutes long in the mutli-track view. In the effects rack I am running "Multiband Compression," "Tube-modeled Compression" and "Full Reverb." When I start playback on the file, the Multiband Compression interface display reflects what's going on in the file 25 seconds later in the track. IE 25 seconds before the track finishes, the compressor stops compressing, and the spectral display within the interface drops to -80 dB (because it thinks the song is over and is not recieving any signal to process).
Furthermore, this seems to affect automation as well (but only for effects---as far as I can tell it does not effect volume or pan automation). When I automate Full Reverb to run from say WET=0% at minute 1:00 to WET=100% at minute 2:00, I can both hear the reverb begin to engage and watch the WET slider in the Full Reverb interface begin moving at approximately minute 0:35 instead of minute 1:00. I have found this glitch to happen only whenever I am using the "Reverb" or "Full Reverb" effect. It seems to affect all tracks, regardless of which track the Reverb effect is applied to--IE If I am using Full Reverb on Track 2, Track 8 effects still execute too early.
This is particularly troubling when it comes to compressors, because it implies that it is performing compression calculated for time=1:00 at time=0:35 instead. So, if the compressor is supposed to take off 3 dB at t=1:00, it is actually taking it off at t=0:35.
What's going on here? Has anyone else experience or noticed this problem? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

My advice is to not use Reverb or Full Reverb in any Multi Track session. In fact, there is a warning box that comes up when you put Reverb or Full Reverb in an FX rack in Multi Track. The warning box tells you that these effects are CPU-intensive and not at all appropriate for use in Multi Track.
So, you can either switch to Studio Reverb (and that reverb was put in specifically because it is less CPU-intensive than the others) or get one of the hundreds of reverb plug-ins out there (and many of them are free). There used to be a good list of free plug-ins on this forum. I don't know if it is still there, but I do know that there is a list at http://www.audiomastersforum.net that recommends many good freeware reverb plug-ins.

Major Mixing Issue

Hi,
This is a simple test. You might want to try it yourself. It only takes a minute or two.
When the Test Oscillator plug is inserted in one stereo track (let's say 1KHz @ -12db) then that track is bussed to Output 1-2 > then the level seen on the meters for *Output 1-2 is -12db*. That's good and as it should be.
When a second Test Oscillator plug is inserted (and operating simultaneously with the Test Oscillator on Track 1) then that track is bussed to Output 1-2 > then the level seen on the meters for *Output 1-2 is -6db*. Hmm, the power has doubled.
When a third Test Oscillator plug is inserted (and operating simultaneously with the Test Oscillators on Tracks 1 & 2) then that track is bussed to Output 1-2 > then the level seen on the meters for *Output 1-2 is -3db*. A bad trend is building.
When a fourth Test Oscillator plug is inserted (and operating simultaneously with the Test Oscillators on Tracks 1, 2 & 3) and that track is likewise bussed to Output 1-2 > then the level seen on the meters for *Output 1-2 is now Full Scale, i.e. overloading and distorting.*
*So now we only have four instruments 'playing' at -12db and we have overloading occurring.* It should be realized that real world instruments don't add up so exactly to exacerbate this problem. BUT this does show a major shortcoming of mixing in Logic. I was wondering why my mixing procedure in Logic seems to be a constant going back and lowering levels of the instruments. It has been the number one time-consuming part of mixing in Logic. Also if there are multiple instrument bussed to effects (let's say reverb in this case) that the plugin overloads easily – presumably stemming from the same issue.
Is there some shortcut to get around this additive summing effect? Is there something in Preferences that I've missed?

KennaOkoye wrote:
Ischwartz, What should the Pan be set to, I have it at compensated.... Should it be at zero?
There is no "should" when it comes to the pan law setting. It's a matter of personal preference (which I'll explain in a minute). If you've imported tracks from another project, though, it's a good idea to get info about the pan law used in that project so that it translates well when playing back out of Logic.
Now, to the personal preference bit... I have mine set to -3dB compensated. This is because I like to be able to pan sounds and not have their level change as would happen at a setting of 0dB. You just need to take care to watch your output levels should you pan something rather hard L or R. But under normal circumstances (i.e., if you've set your overall output to peak at -6dB or so to prevent overshoot on your mixes), this isn't usually a problem. If it is a problem, though, just tweak your output(s) or master fader down a bit. The overall balance of your mix will be preserved, it'll just be a little bit lower.

Getting started... orchestration and reverb

At long last, I am the proud owner of Logic Pro 7!
This program is so excellent. All the pro apps are eons above what I expected. Sculpture especially, but space designer too.
The main reason I'm posting this is for tips on getting started with the orchestral sound. I've got some orchestral sample sets, and i was hoping to get some starter tips on good reverb setups for them to get the most authentic, film-score sound i can.
Is there a site that offers downloadable space-designer IR's or other logic downloadables? presets for compressors or EQ's, etc.
I've bought Logic to score films... does anyone have any tried and true methods for orchestral setups. I'm really looking for what best string of reverbs works best, and sounds best. I've heard of using reverb on a certian section alone first, to put it in space (a small reverb on a violin section), then washing it with a hall reverb. Any recommendations? Space designer presets?
Thanks!
Chris

the trick is not just about reverbs, but also about attack and decay levels on your instruments and eq.
most sample libraries (including VSL) record instruments with the mikes too close to give an attack/decay and frequency response that resembles what you would hear from an actual orchestra. EWQLSO have addressed this but have other problems.
putting the instruments into a space relative to one another is certainly the key (including panning). the thing to do is to listen to a good film score, especially recorded by shawn murphy and listen to reponses of sections and individual instruments in relation to the their dynamics, note range etc and try to adjust your individual instruments to match this.
take for example a harp instrument. how would you hear a soft harp note compared to a loud harp note from the audience (or the OH stereo pair)? how do they compare to the sample instrument you've got.? for a start, from a distance the range between the 2 dynamics are much closer from far away than they are close up. the bass in the note dissapates over distance compared to the highly directional upper frequencies. the attack is not nearly as detailed over distance.
simply sticking different reverbs on or trying to find a "fix all" reverb will lead to frustration in my opinion. you need to do a lot of judicious placing, adjusting of attack and decay, and especially pulling out bass and lower mids. maybe even lifting the the upper mids a bit to give some clarity, all to push the instrument back into the hall. this will stop the muddying effect you get from using samples and leave space for your basses and cellos and other instruments that need to be heard in the bass spectrum.
so, a brief and basic setup might look like:
strings (ie all of them seperated NOT a pad and all adjusted individually) to bus 1 -> a little reverb
winds (likewise) bus 2 -> a little lower mid taken out, a bit more reverb.
brass (as with winds) bus 3 -> maybe eq'd a bit further than the winds and a bit more reverb as well.
percussion, bus 4 -> generally, because they are very loud instruments, they have been recorded at a respectable distance and sound right uneq'd. the timp is a different matter though, depends on what samples you are using.
piano & harp bus 5 -> have similar issues as one another and can be bussed with the percussion or on their own.
the advantage of doing things this way is that it makes mixing really easy because sections are often doing things together.
you rightly pointed out that you should have a reverb for the entire band to put them all into the same space. currently i still favour my outboard lexicon rather than space designer but it is absolutely brilliant. i sometimes use it as part of eq process for example with the brass or the percussion. but in the end i generally prefer it without. often less is more, and that is certainly true of reverb.

Having Issues Recording

When I arm the record button (before I start recording), I see the signal coming through on the input level meter, but no signal coming through on the output level meter (neither on the main stereo nor any buses that I am sending the signal to.) However, when I click on the input monitoring button, I get both input and output, with effects and all. I have never had to even worry about input monitoring before, and I don't know why it has to be on for me now to get both input and output. I have initialized all settings except key commands already and this problem persists. Audio does record however, once in record mode, but it is annoying to not be able to hear before/during recording. This problem may be the result of some sort of glitch because I've noticed that my Logic seems to be very laggy and has some issues such as: visual signal in the level meter freezing once I stop the project, audio fx like reverb do not show up in the audio fx bar, playhead freezes even though the project is still going. Any help would be appreciated, I am running version Pro X version 10.1.0 on OS X 10.10.2 Yosemite.

I have a similar problem. With Logic 8 and 9, I had no issues with recording. However, with LPX (and after upgrades to Mavericks, and then Yosemite) the Input Monitoring seems very glitchy. By glitchy, I mean that the audio input shows activity on my USB audio interface, but no sound is produced through Logic once the track is armed and recording begins. If I stop the recording, the audio is then sometimes monitored (heard) through the speakers. Clicking the "I" button on and off sometimes temporarily resolves to problem so I can hear the monitored audio while recording or not, but this resolution is only sporadic, with no apparent rhyme or reason. Disabling and re-enabling Core Audio also temporarily resolves the issue, only to have it return.
I have software monitoring enabled, and I have uninstalled and reinstalled Logic, re-initialized parameters, and adjusted audio latency settings to their most conservative values. I have even tried an upgraded audio interface, moving from an M-Audio Fast Track Ultra to a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20, with the same issue using both interfaces. I am using a Macbook Pro Retina 15" mid 2012 with 16GB RAM quad core i7, 768GB SSD. My USB audio interface is NOT connected via a USB hub.
I am wondering if there is a bug in Core Audio, LPX, or somewhere else isolated to my system. In any event, it is becoming a major hindrance to my workflow

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